Hugo 2026 Eligible Novellas

1.
The River Has Roots
The River Has Roots 4.05 avg rating — 16,059 ratings
2.
Lives of Bitter Rain (The Tyrant Philosophers, #2.5)
Lives of Bitter Rain (The Tyrant Philosophers, #2.5) 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
3.
The Orb of Cairado (The Chronicles of Osreth, #1.1)
The Orb of Cairado (The Chronicles of Osreth, #1.1) 4.21 avg rating — 723 ratings
4.
The Hungry Gods
The Hungry Gods it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
5.
But Not Too Bold
But Not Too Bold 3.90 avg rating — 1,385 ratings
6.
A Palace Near the Wind (Natural Engines, #1)
A Palace Near the Wind (Natural Engines, #1)
by: Ai Jiang
3.29 avg rating — 606 ratings
7.
A Mouthful of Dust (The Singing Hills Cycle, #6)
A Mouthful of Dust (The Singing Hills Cycle, #6)
by: Nghi Vo
4.37 avg rating — 54 ratings
8.
Murder by Memory (Dorothy Gentleman, #1)
Murder by Memory (Dorothy Gentleman, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 5,339 ratings
9.
Disgraced Return of the Kap's Needle
Disgraced Return of the Kap's Needle 4.39 avg rating — 41 ratings
10.
The Oblivion Bride
The Oblivion Bride 3.67 avg rating — 143 ratings
11.
The Memory of the Ogisi (The Forever Desert, #3)
The Memory of the Ogisi (The Forever Desert, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 98 ratings
12.
What Stalks the Deep (Sworn Soldier, #3)
What Stalks the Deep (Sworn Soldier, #3) 4.39 avg rating — 109 ratings
13.
The Dagger in Vichy
The Dagger in Vichy 4.09 avg rating — 57 ratings
13.
Automatic Noodle
Automatic Noodle 4.10 avg rating — 458 ratings
15.
Cathedral of the Drowned (The Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #2)
Cathedral of the Drowned (The Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings
15.
The First Thousand Trees (The Annual Migration of Clouds, #3)
The First Thousand Trees (The Annual Migration of Clouds, #3) 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings
17.
Audition for the Fox
Audition for the Fox 4.51 avg rating — 47 ratings
18.
The Desert Talon (The Crowns of Ishia, #2)
The Desert Talon (The Crowns of Ishia, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 51 ratings
19.
No Such Thing as Duty
No Such Thing as Duty 4.27 avg rating — 26 ratings
20.
Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear (Wayward Children, #10)
Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear (Wayward Children, #10) 4.02 avg rating — 7,373 ratings
21.
The Cosmic Color
The Cosmic Color 4.30 avg rating — 23 ratings
22.
The Iron Below Remembers
The Iron Below Remembers 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings